Exam 2: How Lan and Wan Communications Work

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Two-way alternate (TWA)mode for dialog control is used in ____ communications.

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A(n)____ is a connection identification assigned by the Session layer.

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The OSI model consists of ____ distinct layers stacked on one another.

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The upstream and downstream frequencies used by cable modems may be the same.

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Describe the relationship between the service data unit (SDU)and protocol data unit (PDU).

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The Ethernet protocol permits only one node to transmit at a time.

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____________________ is the process of checking communication media for a specific voltage level indicating the presence of a data-carrying signal.

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The task of the ____ layer in a LAN is to organize bits so that they are formatted into frames.

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The term ____ refers to wrapping the information in one layer inside the information within the next layer.

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Analog signals are the basis of the most common signaling method used on LANs and high-speed WANs.

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In the ____ switching technique, the bandwidth of communications medium is dynamically allocated based on application need.

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Explain how TWS (two-way simultaneous)dialog control and buffering enable full duplex communications.

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Both standard 802.3 and Ethernet II can have ____ optional field(s)between the length or type field and the data field

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The Microsoft Windows ____________________ is a service that makes one computer visible to another for access through the network.

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Describe the role of the active monitor in a token ring network.

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____ switching establishes a dedicated circuit between the two transmitting nodes, but the circuit is a logical connection and not a physical one.

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What are electromagnetic interference (EMI)and radio frequency interference (RFI)?

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Match each term with the correct statement below.
process by which Network layer constantly gathers metrics about the location of networks and nodes.
discovery
allows a signal to travel in only one direction on a medium.
Service access point (SAP)
enables Network layer to determine which network process at the destination should accept a frame.
packet radio
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process by which Network layer constantly gathers metrics about the location of networks and nodes.
discovery
allows a signal to travel in only one direction on a medium.
Service access point (SAP)
enables Network layer to determine which network process at the destination should accept a frame.
packet radio
enable an OSI layer on a sending node to communicate with the same layer on the receiving node.
frame
a junction at which LATA lines are connected to IXC lines.
point of presence (POP)
discrete unit of data containing control and address information corresponding to OSI Data Link layer.
message switching
form of wireless WAN communication that takes place at very high radio frequencies.
digital signal
uses a store-and-forward communication method to transmit data from sending to receiving node.
simplex communications
uses distinct voltages to generate binary ones or zeroes.
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The ____ field in an Ethernet frame synchronizes frame transmission and consists of an alternating pattern of zeroes and ones.

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A(n)____ signal can vary continuously, as in a wave pattern with positive and negative voltage levels.

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